He had been in no shape for the hard ride, but would not be left behind.

He himself had never been more than two days' hard ride from the border in his life.

A few minutes' hard ride, and he could be in it.

He'd bet she would give a man a hard ride.

"A hard ride might do much to improve our position."

You must have had a cruel hard ride of it.

You would still face a hard ride of three or four days.

I fear we will have a long and a hard ride in the days ahead.

This had been a hard ride, however, the hardest of his life.

Only my husband showed any ill effects later - his back was out for weeks after that night's hard ride.